Local News | MYCHAMPLAINVALLEYhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.comRSS NS Oubound FeedLocal Newsen60"Operation Cyber Guardian" nets 12 arrests in NHhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/-operation-cyber-guardian-nets-12-arrests-in-nh/2025639624<p>A dozen men are accused of trying to sexually exploit children online.</p><p>In New Hampshire, a dozen men are accused of trying to sexually exploit children online.</p><p>The arrests are part of what's called Operation Cyber Guardian. The New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force partnered with the Nashua and Lebanon police departments.</p><p>It's believed some of those arrested are from Lebanon, Grafton and Cheshire counties.</p><p>Police say they used a computer to meet with someone believed to be a minor.</p><p>"Predators are forewarned that we will use all of our resources available to make sure there is no safe place to hide for those who would victimize children," according to Sgt. John Peracchi.</p><p> </p>2025639624Sat, 25 May 2019 00:55:00 GMTSat, 25 May 2019 00:55:00 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren MaloneyLocal NewsBulletproof vest program reauthorized, named for Sen. Leahyhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/bulletproof-vest-program-reauthorized-named-for-sen-leahy/2025576784<p>A federal program that has helped thousands of police departments across the country buy 1.35 million bulletproof vests has been made permanent and named after Sen. Patrick Leahy.</p><p>A federal program that has helped thousands of police departments across the country buy 1.35 million bulletproof vests has been made permanent and named after the Vermont senator who helped conceive of the idea.</p><p>On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed the bi-partisan legislation that has been formally named "The Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program." It was announced Friday.</p><p>The Vermont Democrat conceived of the program in the aftermath of a 1997 shooting in northern New Hampshire and Vermont by Carl Drega that killed two New Hampshire state troopers, a judge and a newspaper editor.</p><p>At the time, federal border agents who responded to the rampage that unfolded over several hours were wearing vests, but the New Hampshire troopers who were killed were not, Leahy's office said.</p><p>Retired Border Patrol agent John Pfeifer credits the bulletproof vest he was wearing with saving his life when he was shot by Drega on a Vermont backroad. Drega was later killed by other officers.</p><p>"Obviously, there is a population of law enforcement officers out there that probably doesn't have a completely funded vest program," Pfeifer said Friday.</p><p>Since the Leahy program first began helping buy bulletproof vests for officers, it has provided 13,000 law enforcement agencies with 1.35 million vests. There is no data about the number of lives that have been saved by the vests, but anecdotal evidence suggests that many have.</p><p>Last month, officer Jerome Turner Jr. of the Union City Police Department in Georgia was shot multiple times, including once in the vest. Leahy said the department credits the vest with saving Turner's life.<br>
Leahy says that vests are often too expensive for many small jurisdictions. Without the permanent authorization the vest program was scheduled to expire next year, Leahy said.</p><p>"It has already saved the lives of so many, and put vests on the backs of well over one million officers," Leahy said. "Now we know that millions more officers will be protected."</p><p>By WILSON RING</p><p> </p>2025576784Sat, 25 May 2019 00:03:59 GMTSat, 25 May 2019 00:03:59 GMTAssociated PressCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsWilliston neighborhood concerned about the impact of potential park and ridehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/williston-neighborhood-concerned-about-the-impact-of-potential-park-and-ride/2025381112<p>WILLISTON, Vt. - Several Williston residents are concerned about the traffic and property value impacts a potential park and ride could have on their neighborhood.</p><p>WILLISTON, Vt. - Several Williston residents are concerned about the traffic and property value impacts a potential park and ride could have on their neighborhood.</p><p>In April, the Vermont Agency of Transportation notified several homeowners that the project would require a section of Route 2A to be widened, cutting into several lawns in the process.</p><p>The entrance and exit for the park and ride was originally supposed to be closer to Interstate 89, but V-Trans has since moved it further away and into a residential neighborhood.</p><p>Larry Reed, who has lived on the road since 1970, said he's concerned about what the project would mean for his home. </p><p>"There's already tremendous traffic out here that there didn't used to be, and to add more confusion and complication to it with the outlet of this new park and ride right in front of our houses, it's just plain wrong," Reed said. </p><p>Next door to Reed, Nick Martin owns a house that he rents out to tenants. He purchased it two years ago and made significant renovations, and said even the possibility of a park and ride has already impacted him.</p><p>"The tenants that we chose specifically loved the property for its privacy," Martin said. "As soon as I heard about the project, I immediately addressed it with our tenants and both tenants said that if the project did move forward, they'd likely look for somewhere else to live."</p><p>In 2016, residents in the neighborhood were notified of the plan through a letter from V-Trans, but Reed says only four homeowners were notified of the latest changes.</p><p>"I assumed everybody on this road from Walker Hill down to the Intersate would've gotten notice of this because this is a whole different plan than the original plans that were submitted," Reed said.</p><p>V-Trans' Municipal Assistance Bureau Manager Sue Scribner sent the following statement to Local 22 & Local 44 regarding the project: </p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">A project to construct a park and ride facility in Williston on a parcel off VT2A has been under development for several years. The project has advanced to the stage where the Agency of Transportation (AOT) is acquiring any outstanding property needed to build the project. Earlier this month, AOT representatives met with each affected property owner to provide project details and how their property will be affected by the project. Minimizing impacts to property owners was the goal. Based on feedback from individual property owners, AOT will continue to work to minimize impacts and to incorporate design features if possible to accomplish this. Ongoing dialogue with property owners will continue through the negotiation phase.</p>2025381112Fri, 24 May 2019 22:25:16 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 22:25:16 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Devin BatesLocal NewsWeather: Dodging a few hits of rain for Memorial Day weekendhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/weather-dodging-a-few-hits-of-rain-for-memorial-day-weekend/2025236086<p>You made it to the weekend, congratulations! We are wrapping up Friday with ominous looking clouds, but not much is really happening. Outside of a spotty shower, of course, nothing significant enough to ruin any evening plans. Clouds will actually start to thin out late this evening remaining mostly clear into Saturday morning. A few of us may wake up to patchy areas of fog, otherwise it's a quiet morning with temperatures in the middle and upper 40s. </p><p>You made it to the weekend, congratulations! We are wrapping up Friday with ominous looking clouds, but not much is really happening. Outside of a spotty shower, of course, nothing significant enough to ruin any evening plans. Clouds will actually start to thin out late this evening remaining mostly clear into Saturday morning. A few of us may wake up to patchy areas of fog, otherwise it's a quiet morning with temperatures in the middle and upper 40s. </p><p>Saturday starts out with plenty of sunshine, and the temperatures will respond to the amount of sun rather quickly. Temperatures will reach 70° come noon, then those temperatures will sit in the low to middle 70s through the early afternoon. Clouds will return ahead of a warm front that will lift north Saturday evening, providing us with a chance of rain. The best chance of seeing rain will be late Saturday evening into the predawn hours of Sunday. </p><p>Sunday morning we are starting mostly cloudy and dry for the majority of us, models are showing a few minor light showers in the Champlain Valley to get the day going. Temperatures will start in upper 50s Sunday morning and will climb into the low 70s by noon. Those running in the Vermont City Marathon, we will see temperatures in the middle 70s between noon and 3pm, good news dewpoints will remain in the 50s. There is a cold front that will move across the area Sunday afternoon between 3pm & 6pm that could spark up scattered rain or a weak thunderstorm along the front. These storms should move out rather quickly, I wouldn't go canceling any cookout parties. Though if you find yourself underneath one of these storms you will have to move inside for 10-20 minutes.</p><p>Memorial Day we are looking forward to clearing skies as high pressure slides south out of Canada, it will have a refreshing feeling as high temperatures only hit the upper 60s to near 70°.</p><p>Have a safe Memorial Day weekend,<br />
<em>-SkyTracker Meteorologist Torrance Gaucher</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://facebook.com/torrancewx">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/torrancegaucher">Twitter</a><br />
email me: <em>tgaucher@mychamplainvalley.com</em></p>2025236086Fri, 24 May 2019 21:48:43 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 21:48:43 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Torrance GaucherLocal NewsPlanting the seeds for Vermonters who are struggling with food insecuritieshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/planting-the-seeds-for-vermonters-who-are-struggling-with-food-insecurities/2025189976<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:" serif=""><span style="color:black">Planting the seeds for Vermonters who are struggling with food insecurities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Planting the seeds for Vermonters who are struggling with food insecurities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity is holding its annual Garden Day, to help alleviate some of those struggles through gardening.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">For 30 years, CVOEO Garden Day has been providing people with the foundations of their own garden.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">On Friday, hundreds of people lined up to get their share of supplies, to get their own beds started.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">"The more that people are able to get out and </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:">garden the more that they are taking control of what they are putting on their table. Planting a garden and freezing vegetable and finding ways of stretching out your dollars so that you can buy what you need at the grocery store," said Travis Poulin with CVOEO</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">In a state where food insecurity effects 10 percent of the population, having free, fresh vegetables in the back yard, can help Vermonter stretch their dollar even further.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>2025189976Fri, 24 May 2019 22:26:01 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 22:26:00 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Haley BouleyLocal NewsLate Burlington K-9, handler inducted into Police Canine Hall of Famehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/late-burlington-k-9-handler-inducted-into-police-canine-hall-of-fame/2025090051<p>Martin and Capone worked together for 11 years.</p><p>Burlington Police Cpl. Trent Martin and his late canine partner, Capone, who passed away in April, joined a small group of elite Vermont police dogs and their handlers Friday when they were elected to Vermont Police Canine Hall of Fame.</p>
<p>Capone, a German shepherd, was donated to the department in 2008 and worked for 11 years with Martin. The duo won Vermont Police Canine Team of the Year four times.</p>
<p>Among their achievements was saving the life of a potential suicide victim in 2011, for which they were received an award. In 2008, they located crucial evidence leading to the conviction of a violent sexual assault suspect who received a sentence of over 20 years</p>
<p>Martin and Capone were also involved in the community, conducting numerous demonstrations in schools, at festivals, for news outlets and at other public events. </p>
<p>Martin is secretary of the Vermont Police Canine Association and a member of the Vermont Police K-9 Committee.</p>
<p>Capone passed away in April, shortly after retirement. Martin carried his ashes with him when he received their award.</p>
<p> </p>2025090051Fri, 24 May 2019 20:18:11 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 20:18:11 GMTNexstar Broadcasting<p>Cpl. Martin and Canine Capone</p>
BPD<p>Cpl. Martin and Canine Capone</p>
BPD<p>Cpl. Martin and Canine Capone</p>
BPDLocal NewsThreat charges at ceremony dropped against police recruithttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/threat-charges-at-ceremony-dropped-against-police-recruit/2024808807<p>Beaulieu was charged after he allegedly threatened to stage a mass shooting at the Concord graduation.</p><p>Charges have been dropped against a police recruit who was accused of threatening to kill fellow officers at his graduation ceremony in New Hampshire.</p><p>The Laconia Daily Sun <a href="https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/courts_cops/dropping-of-charges-against-former-police-recruit-hinges-on-several/article_09386ca6-7d84-11e9-8ab9-8fdfe05d8c62.html">reports</a> a prosecutor dropped two criminal threatening charges against 25-year-old Noah Bealieu because he was complying with the conditions of his bail. They had been in place since he was freed on his own recognizance in December.</p><p>Beaulieu was charged after he allegedly threatened to stage a mass shooting at the Concord graduation. Court documents said Beaulieu told fellow cadets they should enter into a "suicide pact" and shoot up the ceremony. His lawyer said Beaulieu never had any intention to harm anyone.</p><p>Beaulieu, who's been living in Connecticut, must complete 50 hours of community service, not possess firearms, and continue mental health therapy treatment.</p>2024808807Fri, 24 May 2019 17:51:46 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 17:51:46 GMTAP ModifiedCourtesy: The Laconia Daily SunCourtesy: The Laconia Daily SunCourtesy: The Laconia Daily SunNewsNY lawmakers to hold hearing on sexual harassmenthttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/ny-lawmakers-to-hold-hearing-on-sexual-harassment/2024659766<p>Friday’s follow-up hearing in Manhattan comes at the urging of ex-legislative aides who reported harassment by their former bosses.</p><p>New York lawmakers are holding a hearing on sexual harassment and what the state can do to combat the widespread problem in the public and private sectors.</p>
<p>The Democrat-led Legislature held a similar, day-long hearing in February, the first of its kind in nearly 30 years.</p>
<p>Friday’s follow-up hearing in Manhattan comes at the urging of ex-legislative aides who reported harassment by their former bosses.</p>
<p>The group had pushed for legislative hearings on harassment for several years and says more legislation is needed to stop harassment and ensure complaints are taken seriously.</p>
<p>Any new proposals will have to be acted on quickly if lawmakers hope to pass them before their annual session ends next month.</p>2024659766Fri, 24 May 2019 16:41:33 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 16:41:33 GMTAssociated PressCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.NewsAfter three-week delay, Ticonderoga ferry to begin servicehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/after-three-week-delay-ticonderoga-ferry-to-begin-service/2024652738<p>Service was originally scheduled to begin May 4.</p><p>The Ticonderoga Ferry across Lake Champlain between Ticonderoga, New York, and Shoreham, Vermont, will open for service Saturday.</p>
<p>The ferry will make three round trips an hour between 7 am and 6 pm through July 3, when it will operate until 7 pm. </p>
<p>The ferry was originally scheduled to begin operation this year on May 4, but the opening was delayed by high water in the Lake this spring.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.forttiferry.com/page2.html">Click here for the full 2019 schedule of crossings and prices</a>.</p>2024652738Fri, 24 May 2019 16:41:18 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 16:41:18 GMTNexstar BroadcastingLocal News44's Finest Sports Bar: Hobie's Sports Denhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/44-s-finest/44-s-finest-sports-bar-hobie-s-sports-den/2024283454<p>The votes are in and the winner of 44's Finest sports bar in town goes to Hobie's Sports Den in Plattsburgh, NY. </p><p>The votes are in and the winner of 44's Finest sports bar in town goes to Hobie's Sports Den in Plattsburgh, NY. </p>
<p>Local 22 & 44's Spencer Thomas brings us inside the restaurant known for more than just its pizza, wings and craft beer selection and tells the story behind why they took the win.</p>
<p>Next week on 44's Finest, we're voting on who has the best creemee in town. If you have a favorite location, go to our <a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/">website</a> under the 'Living Local' tab and vote!</p>
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Spencer Thomas44's FinestAt the Box Office: 'Tolkien'https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/at-the-box-office-tolkien-/2023990751<p>Assistant Professor at Champlain College and Rotten <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Tomatoes" data-grammar-rule="POSSESSIVE_APOSTROPHE" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Tomatoes</span> movie critic, Julia Swift, tells us about the new movie, 'Tolkien.'</p><p>Assistant Professor at Champlain College and Rotten Tomatoes movie critic, Julia Swift, tells us about the new movie, 'Tolkien.'</p><p>The 2019 drama follows the story of a young student, J.R.R. Tolkien who finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among his fellow outcasts. The brotherhood strengthens during World War I. </p><p>The movie directed by Dome Karukoski was released May 10. </p>2023990751Fri, 24 May 2019 13:38:14 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 13:38:14 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Polikseni ManxhariLocal NewsNewport Town Middle school is bringing you "High Hopes."https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/newport-town-middle-school-is-bringing-you-high-hopes-/2023986875<p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">As a part of its 'Kindness Matters Movement' the Newport Town School students and staff took on a new 'dance' challenge.</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">As a part of its 'Kindness Matters Movement' the Newport Town School students and staff took on a new 'dance' challenge.</font></p><p>Newport Town Elementary School put together a music video to the song "High Hopes" by Panic At The Disco. </p><p>Kristi Morely, who is the students school counselor helped make this video come to life, along with students and other staff members.</p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">To watch the full video you can visit YouTube by clicking on this link. </font></p><p> </p>2023986875Fri, 24 May 2019 13:32:45 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 13:32:45 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren LaDukeLocal NewsWeather: Mix of sun and showers through the weekend (5/24 AM)https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/weather-mix-of-sun-and-showers-through-the-weekend-524-am-/2023749454<p>The title says it all! We aren't rain-free this weekend, but we don't completely miss the showers either. I'll let you know when to expect the sun and the showers in the blog.</p><p>Good morning! Happy Friday!</p><p>Low, stubborn cloud cover and lingering light showers or sprinkles kick things off for us Friday. Those clouds will clear at a snail's pace today, eventually returning us to some blue sky just before sunset this evening. The temp inches up from the 50s this morning into the low to mid 60s this afternoon. That's with a breezy north wind around 15 mph sustained, gusting to 25 mph. Tonight, clear and calm with a low in the 40s.</p><p>Saturday starts out on a sunny note, but clouds (thin, high cirrus clouds at first) fill in during the afternoon. Late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night, scattered showers arrive, with a couple of embedded thunderstorms possible. That continues overnight, wrapping up around daybreak Sunday. Saturday afternoon, near 70 degrees with a south breeze of 5 to 15 mph; then dropping into the 50s at night.</p><p>Sunday is a bit of a wild card. It will be a partly sunny day, meaning some cloud cover, but also occasional breaks of blue. There is also a slim chance for a brief shower or weak thunderstorm. It's not an extremely wet, soggy day by any means, and some miss out on the rain entirely, but there will be some stubborn clouds. Low to mid 70s. Wind, light from the south shifting to out of the northwest at 5-10 mph.</p><p>Monday, Memorial Day, the temp begins in the low 50s and then climbs to near 70 degrees. While nice weather Sunday is hit-or-miss, Monday is a bullseye! All sunshine makes for a great culmination to, for some, the long weekend.</p><p>TGIF! Have a marvelous weekend!</p><p>-Skytracker Meteorologist Amanda Thibault</p>2023749454Fri, 24 May 2019 10:18:48 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 10:18:48 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. 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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Amanda ThibaultLocal NewsDiving deep into the Vermont City Marathonhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/diving-deep-into-the-vermont-city-marathon/2023639901<p>Local 22 & 44's Spencer Thomas was joined by folks taking part in the big event.</p><p>Local 22 & 44's Spencer Thomas was live throughout the morning Friday to give us a complete preview of the 2019 Vermont City Marathon.</p>
<p>She was joined by several folks taking part in the big weekend, including Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/preparation-underway-for-vermont-city-marathon/2019849174">Click here for more on marathon reparations and a list of road closures.</a></p>
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<p> </p>2023639901Fri, 24 May 2019 12:58:14 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 12:58:14 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Spencer ThomasLocal NewsPlattsburgh approves preliminary plans to redevelop downtown parking lothttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/plattsburgh-approves-preliminary-plans-to-redevelop-downtown-parking-lot/2023259197<p>The Plattsburgh Common Council has approved preliminary plans for a mixed-use apartment complex and commercial property on what's now the <span class="wsc-spelling-problem" data-spelling-word="Durkee" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Durkee</span> Street parking lot. It hasn't come without protests and some tweaks to the plans.</p><p>The Plattsburgh Common Council has approved preliminary plans for a mixed-use apartment complex and commercial property on what's now the Durkee Street parking lot. It hasn't come without protests and some tweaks to the plans.</p><p>Some people in the Lake City are worried that much of the free parking downtown will vanish once the $22 million project is complete. The developer and the city are saying otherwise.</p><p>Opponents of the project have been protesting on the steps of Plattsburgh City Hall immediately before recent Common Council meetings.</p><p>"Many of my clients are older, senior citizens,"<span style='display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;'> downtown business owner </span><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Jonathan Schneiderman said. </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff">"Asking my clients to walk even two or three blocks in the winter is a hardship."</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Thursday evening, the council members approved a revised version of the plans at the same meeting where the developer, Prime Companies, first presented those revisions. Since January, Prime has added 115 parking spaces to the plans, many of which will be public.</font></p><p>Other public parking is also being added elsewhere downtown, <font style="background-color:#ffffff">"so when you add them all up, it actually turns out we have more public parking, and better-distributed public parking, throughout the downtown than ever before, so that's really a testament to the creativity of the developer," Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read said.</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">"Parking's a major concern that we've understood," Prime Companies partner Todd Curley said. "We're trying to incorporate as much parking on the site as we possibly can, and also be cognizant of our design to allow the city to do more on-street parking to service the other businesses and owners around there as well."</font></p><p>Under the revised plans, Durkee Street traffic would change from two-way to one-way. Prime Companies has also removed a pool from the design.</p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Another new development involves the future of the Plattsburgh Farmers & Crafters Market -- a development the market's own manager says she wasn't aware of until this meeting.</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Market staff have been talking with the city about the possibility of moving away from the Durkee Street lot, but the plans would apparently force a move to the city's marina.</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">"We were not under the assumption that it was a definite thing about moving, and as was stated earlier this evening, apparently, it is," Plattsburgh Farmers & Crafters Market vice president and manager </font><span style='background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; float: none; font-family: sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"trebuchet ms"; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;'>Julie </span>Baughn said. <font style="background-color:#ffffff">"There's a lot of vendors who will not be able to go down there. We have meat vendors who need to plug in coolers. We have things like that, so we need the building, we need electricity, we need a bathroom, we need running water."</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">There's no word yet on whether the market would have a new building at the marina or not.</font></p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">The plans still need permitting approval. </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff">The Clinton County Planning Board, the Plattsburgh City Planning Board, the City Zoning Board or some combination of all three also need to review them.</font></p><p>If Prime Companies clears those hurdles, it intends to start construction next April.</p>2023259197Fri, 24 May 2019 03:22:17 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 03:22:17 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. 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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Mike HoeyLocal NewsGas prices for Memorial Day Weekend lower than last yearhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/gas-prices-for-memorial-day-weekend-lower-than-last-year/2023022481<p>In Vermont, the average is $2.80, its $2.74 in New Hampshire, and in New York, the average price of regular unleaded is $2.95.</p><p>You can expect slightly lower gas prices for Memorial Day weekend than last year.</p><p>The national average for a gallon of gas is $2.85, that's about ten cents lower than a year ago.</p><p>In Vermont, the average is $2.80, its $2.74 in New Hampshire, and in New York, the average price is $2.95.</p><p>Some drivers are paying more though, like in California where the statewide average is $4.03 for a gallon of regular.</p><p>You'll probably see more traffic too. AAA estimates a record 37.6 million people will be on the roads this holiday weekend, that's up 3.5% from last year.</p><p>Reasons for the jump include consumer confidence and low unemployment.</p><p> </p>2023022481Fri, 24 May 2019 00:57:34 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 00:57:34 GMTCNNCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren MaloneyLocal NewsVermont lawmakers at odds over minimum wage, extended session continues Fridayhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/vermont-lawmakers-at-odds-over-minimum-wage-extended-session-continues-friday/2022998752<p><span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Vermont lawmakers" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_GENITIVE" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Vermont lawmakers</span> are due back under the golden dome Friday as the stalemate over minimum wage continues. Democrats have the majority in both chambers but are at odds over the issue.</p><p>Vermont lawmakers are due back under the golden dome Friday as the stalemate over minimum wage continues. Democrats have the majority in both chambers but are at odds over the issue.</p><p>The senate appears to be pushing a faster timeline to raise the wage to $12.50 by 2021. The house has been in favor of a more reserved approach, reaching $15.00 an hour by 2024.</p><p>House and senate leaders were said to be close to a compromise Thursday but opted to adjourn for the night.</p><p>"The best thing to do sometimes is to have a night's sleep and make sure you don't make any mistakes and come back fresh," said Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, D/P- Chittenden.</p><p>Meanwhile, lawmakers have signed off on the budget and tax bills.</p><p>"We've got items that will be on the calendar, several conference committee reports and hopefully we'll be moving towards adjournment," said Ashe as the Senate went into recess Thursday.</p><p>A mandatory paid family leave plan also remains unresolved.</p><p>Governor Phil Scott has been mum on whether he'd veto these bills should they reach his desk. Past votes in the house suggest democrats may not have enough support to override a veto.</p>2022998752Fri, 24 May 2019 00:40:38 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 00:40:38 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Spencer ConlinLocal NewsWeather: Quiet Friday, more weekend rain (5/23/2019)https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/weather-quiet-friday-more-weekend-rain-5232019-/2022921418<p>The pattern remains active but there will be dry time.</p><p> As the night goes on, remaining storms will weaken as they march east but showers will linger into early Friday. Lows will fall into the upper 40s & low 50s while winds swing around to the northwest and gust over 20mph at times.<br />
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After the morning showers move out, the rest of Friday is dry, cool and breezy with highs in the low to mid 60s. Northwest winds will provide a bit of a fall-like feel to the air, still gusting over 20mph. Friday night plans happen without any weather worry under mostly clear skies; lows will be around 50°. Our next widespread rainmaker gets here Saturday but it doesn't arrive until at least the middle of the afternoon. If you've got outdoor plans Saturday, keep them, you won't get washed out while the sun is up, highs will be in the low 70s. Saturday night, steadier and heavier rain falls and continues through early Sunday morning, lows will be in the upper 50s.</p><p>That batch of rain will gradually wrap up early Sunday with partial clearing and drying by mid-morning. This is great news for the Vermont City Marathon. The race starts at 7am, temps will be in the 50s & low 60s with any stubborn showers ending shortly after that. However, after lunch, spotty showers and a few thunderstorms will get popping again. There will be dry time between these showers and storms but there is a lightning threat, keep that in mind if you're outside. Meanwhile, highs jump back into the low 70s. Memorial Day is trending drier and comfortable again! Expect partly to mostly sunny skies all day with highs on either side of 70°. Tuesday through Thursday we'll have a daily shot at showers, highs will approach the middle & upper 70s by midweek</p><p>I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thank you to all the servicewomen, men and families who have served our country.</p><p>-Chief Meteorologist Sean Parker</p>2022921418Fri, 24 May 2019 03:16:05 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 03:16:05 GMTNexstar Broadcasting<p>Planner for <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Friday" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_WEEKDAY" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Friday</span> <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="May 24" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_BETWEEN_DAY_AND_YEAR" data-wsc-lang="en_US">May 24</span> 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>Planner for <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Friday" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_WEEKDAY" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Friday</span> <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="May 24" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_BETWEEN_DAY_AND_YEAR" data-wsc-lang="en_US">May 24</span> 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>Planner for <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Friday" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_WEEKDAY" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Friday</span> <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="May 24" data-grammar-rule="MISSING_COMMA_BETWEEN_DAY_AND_YEAR" data-wsc-lang="en_US">May 24</span> 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Sean ParkerLocal NewsTwo Burlington men were arrested twice within hours for violent assaultshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/two-burlington-men-were-arrested-twice-within-hours-for-violent-assaults/2022677284<p>Tyrone Bryant, 41, and Cory Lott, 40, are being held without bail.</p><p>Two Burlington men beat a man unconscious in Battery Park on Tuesday, were arrested, cited and released -- only to return to the park a few hours later, police said, to slash a witness with a knife.</p>
<p>Tyrone Bryant, 41, and Cory Lott, 40, are being held without bail pending arraignment on felony assault and other charges. Police said both men have been involved in "dozens" of police incidents, including assault, theft, public intoxication and causing a disturbance.</p>
<p>Officers were first called to Battery Park just before 5 pm Tuesday. They found a partially dressed man unconscious and surrounded by blood. A witness identified Bryant as the alleged assailant.</p>
<p>As officers were taking Bryant into custody, police say, Lott attempted to intervene. He ignored officers' orders and was arrested. Lott was cited for hindering arrest and disorderly conduct and released just before 7:30 pm.</p>
<p>Bryant was released a little more than an hour later after being cited for assault.</p>
<p>By 11:30 pm, police had returned to Battery Park to find a witness to the earlier assault with multiple deep lacerations of the hands and face. He initially refused to cooperate with police and was transported to UVM Medical Center for treatment.</p>
<p>On Wednesday morning, the victim told officers that Lott had slashed him with a knife while Bryant kicked and punched him. He also described how Lott and Bryant had beaten the first victim unconscious, threw his shoes away and attempted to remove his pants. </p>
<p>At 10:30 pm Wednesday, police responded to reports that a man was drinking and harassing people in Battery Park. Lott was identified and arrested at the scene. Bryant was also taken into custody nearby.</p>
<p>Anyone with more information on the assaults should contact the Burlington Police Department at 658-2271.</p>2022677284Fri, 24 May 2019 14:19:23 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 14:19:23 GMTNexstar Broadcasting<p>Tyrone Bryant (L) and Cody Lott</p>BPD<p>Tyrone Bryant (L) and Cody Lott</p>BPD<p>Tyrone Bryant (L) and Cody Lott</p>BPDBrendan BoyleLocal NewsSouth Hero woman who kept 88 animals in a trailer convicted on animal cruelty chargeshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/south-hero-woman-who-kept-88-animals-in-a-trailer-convicted-on-animal-cruelty-charges/2022658535<p>A South Hero woman is facing 90 days of home confinement, hefty fines and 10 years of probation after she was convicted on 15 counts of animal cruelty in Grand Isle Superior Court.</p><p>A South Hero woman is facing 90 days of home confinement, hefty fines and 10 years of probation after she was convicted on 15 counts of animal cruelty in Grand Isle Superior Court.</p><p>30 year-old Ashley Tillson was originally facing 88 criminal counts of animal cruelty, but agreed to accept 73 civil violations and donated $1,500 to the Chittenden County Humane Society.</p><p>Tillson also isn't allowed to own any animals or any type of crate or cage. Animal officers will also be inspecting her home periodically throughout her 10 year probation.</p><p>"It was very important for me to reach out to the Chittenden County Humane Society and the U.S. Humane Society to get their input and educate me on what causes these types of hoarding situations," said Grand Isle State's Attorney Douglas DiSabito. </p><p>In September 2017, officials recovered 88 animals from a single-wide trailer that Tillson had been renting in South Hero. Only eight were found alive. </p><p>Sheriff Ray Allen said in an affadavit that in his 26 years of law enforcement, he had never seen "this type of animal cruelty and neglect."</p>2022658535Thu, 23 May 2019 23:00:00 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 23:00:00 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Devin BatesLocal NewsVt National Guard honors fallen soldiers ahead of Memorial Dayhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/vt-national-guard-honors-fallen-soldiers-ahead-of-memorial-day/2022622601<div>In a solemn ceremony Thursday afternoon, the Vermont National Guard held its annual Memorial Day observance at Camp Johnson in Colchester.</div><div> </div><div>"Serving your country is an honor but giving one's life to protect our freedoms is honorable to the highest degree," said Governor Phil Scott.</div><div> </div><div>It's to pay tribute to all the soldiers, airmen, and sailors who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Governor Phil Scott and Brigadier General Gregory Knight laid a ceremonial wreath to honor Vermont's fallen heroes.</div><div> </div><div>"They gave of themselves to provide for others, people they have never met, the opportunity to live free," said Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont's Adjutant General.</div><div> </div><div>The ceremony also honored Gold Star Families, the relatives of those who never made it back home.<br>
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"My dad was killed in action in 2004 at Iraq," said Aly Sheehan of Milton.</div><div> </div><div>It's a particularly hard time of year for Sheehan. Her father, Sergeant Kevin Sheehan, was killed on the 25th of May, which falls around the holiday weekend each year. </div><div> </div><div>"It's a hard year," Sheehan said. "I'm graduating high school and it's sad to think he's not going to be there."</div><div> </div><div>While Memorial Day marks the first signs of summer for many, Sheehan and Vermont's leaders want people to take a minute to reflect on why they're not at work or school.</div><div> </div><div>"Enjoy your day, but take a minute to remember that you're here because people didn't come home," Sheehan said.</div><div> </div><div>"They served so we don't have to," said Governor Phil Scott. "The very least we can do is make sure their place in history is recognized and remembered."</div><div> </div><div>The Fallen Heroes Memorial is open to the public at Camp Johnson.</div><div> </div>2022622601Thu, 23 May 2019 22:44:33 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 22:44:33 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Courtney KramerLocal NewsHope hugs and happiness to local cancer patientshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/hope-hugs-and-happiness-to-local-cancer-patients/2022585278<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Hope hugs and happiness that what the Cancer Patient Support Foundation is bringing to local cancer patients and families, with their Hope Hero Bears.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Hope hugs and happiness that what the Cancer Patient Support Foundation is bringing to local cancer patients and families, with their Hope Hero Bears.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">On </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif">Thursday they kicked off their campaign to deliver teddy bears to patients across the region.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif">The teddy bears serve as a reminder for folks that they are not alone in their fight with cancer and that the cancer patient support foundation is always there to lend a helping hand.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif"><span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase=""" data-grammar-rule="EN_UNPAIRED_BRACKETS" data-wsc-lang="en_US">“</span>When you’re in treatment for 3 or 4 hours and every day there’s test and diagnoses, having something positive in your life, that positive energy really helps you get well and get better and have a good quality of life so it’s so important to get well and enjoy your time with your family and friends,” said Sarah <span class="wsc-spelling-problem" data-spelling-word="Lemnah" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Lemnah</span>, with the Cancer Patient Support Foundation</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif">The foundation serves over 600 patients ranging from ages 2 to <span style="color:black">93 years old.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>2022585278Thu, 23 May 2019 22:35:27 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 22:35:27 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Haley BouleyLocal NewsProsecutor, VSP Capt. reflect on Bourgoin trial with relief, admiration for familieshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/prosecutor-vsp-capt-reflect-on-bourgoin-trial-with-relief-admiration-for-families/2022572669<p>"I'm feeling very relieved."</p><p>“I'm feeling very relieved.”</p>
<p>It’s a feeling Chittenden County state’s attorney Sarah George shares with Vermont State Police Captain Garry Scott the day after Steven Bourgoin was <a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/jury-finds-bourgoin-guilty-on-five-second-degree-murder-charges-in-fatal-crash/2018391216">found guilty</a> on five counts of second-degree murder, among other charges.</p>
<p>George sat at the prosecution’s table, questioned witnesses for eleven days of trial and two days of deliberation.</p>
<p>Capt. Scott sat in the back row of the courtroom gallery every day.</p>
<p>Between them were family members of Mary Harris, 16, of Moretown; Cyrus Zschau, 16, of Moretown; Liam Hale, 16, of Fayston; Janie Cozzi, 15, of Fayston; and Eli Brookens, 16, of Waterbury, who died in the wrong-way crash on I-89 in October 2016.</p>
<p>To take on a case this big, to find justice for the five teenagers killed while driving home from a concert, prosecutors Sarah George and Susan Hardin lived and breathed it for months.</p>
<p>“Probably working 100 hours a week on the case. I was here 6am - 10pm most days, including weekends, just nonstop,” said George, in her office in Burlington. “I felt prepared at every step of the way. I think that shows."</p>
<p>George said one of the biggest challenges was balancing the law and the defendant’s rights with community expectations.</p>
<p>“Making sure that Mr. Bourgoin's rights were being protected at all costs despite a lot of pressure to make sure there was convictions no matter what,” she said.</p>
<p>George says she finds it insulting that a mistrial motion was filed in the middle of the trial.</p>
<p>Defense attorney Robert Katims alleged that George did not tell the defense about an interview she conducted with Bourgoin’s ex-fiance.</p>
<p>It is likely to come up at an appeal Katims says he will file.</p>
<p>"It's, as a prosecutor, the worst thing you can be accused of, and I know that I did not keep it from them,” she said.</p>
<p>Katims did not respond to Local 22 & Local 44 News’ request for an interview Thursday.</p>
<p>Through all the long hours and legal ups and downs, George had one moment in mind: the verdict and hugging the families of the teenagers.</p>
<p>“It was important to me to make sure that they were the first people that were getting my attention and my hugs and that was something that meant a lot to me,” George said with tears in her eyes. “To be able to actually turn around and have them all right there looking at me and give them those hugs that I've been wanting to give them for months was incredibly special."</p>
<p>Capt. Scott said he attended the trial so he could be available for prosecutors if they needed him.</p>
<p>Also, it was personal.</p>
<p>His involvement in the case began within two hours of the crashes.</p>
<p>“I was there that night. I know what he did,” said Capt. Scott.</p>
<p>He remembers the fires, the way it smelled, and most viscerally, the destruction.</p>
<p>“This is etched in my mind forever. This will never leave,” he said. “I've investigated and been part of investigations of large 18 wheelers that have been involved in significant fatal collisions and this was worse than any of that.”</p>
<p>Capt. Scott says he worked a few hundred hours on the case throughout the years.</p>
<p>He started off as incident commander on scene, helped oversee some of the crash reconstruction and then helped prepare VSP members for testimony as the trial approached.</p>
<p>“All of the work we put into it and what he did, this is the right outcome,” he said of the guilty verdicts.</p>
<p>Both Capt. Scott and George say one of the bright spots in all of this was getting to know the teens’ families.</p>
<p>“I don't think I could have been as strong as they were. They're amazing,” said Capt. Scott. “They're really beautiful people and it's been great to learn about their children through them," said George.</p>
<p>George said she doesn’t know yet what her office will recommend for Bourgoin’s sentence later this year.</p>
<p>He faces between twenty years and life in prison.</p>
<p>"Mr. Bourgoin is a human being and putting somebody in jail for the rest of their life at such a young age is not something I can take lightly,” she said. “I also fully recognize that, whether he intended to strike the Jetta, which I believe he did, he certainly didn't know there were 5 teenagers in that car. But that's the risk he took."</p>2022572669Fri, 24 May 2019 00:27:30 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 00:27:30 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Staci DaSilvaLocal NewsStaying safe while enjoying the hiking trailshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/staying-safe-while-enjoying-the-hiking-trails/2022286337<p>Earlier this month 43-year old <a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/judge-orders-psych-evaluation-for-appalachian-trail-suspect-2/1999938260">Ronald Sanchez Jr.</a> of Oklahoma was stabbed to death on the Appalachian Trail in southwestern Virginia, it's a rare occurrence according to Kristin McLane from the <a href="https://www.greenmountainclub.org/">Green Mountain Club</a>. </p><p>Earlier this month 43-year old <a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/judge-orders-psych-evaluation-for-appalachian-trail-suspect-2/1999938260">Ronald Sanchez Jr.</a> of Oklahoma was stabbed to death on the Appalachian Trail in southwestern Virginia, it's a rare occurrence according to Kristin McLane from the <a href="https://www.greenmountainclub.org/">Green Mountain Club</a>. </p>
<p>She says it's estimated that 200,000 people will visit Vermont's Long Trail this year, and told Local 22 & Local 44 News the incident doesn't reflect the hiking community. </p>
<p>"They want everybody else to feel safe," said McLane. "They are welcoming and they just want to help each other."</p>
<p>Those concerned about something similar happening really shouldn't, you are more likely to injure yourself by tripping and falling down. McLane knows that all too well. </p>
<p>"I have personally broken bones on trails, I fell and broke my ankle in Colorado," McLane explained she was hiking alone at the time. "Within a few minutes, somebody else had come along, stopped and helped me."</p>
<p>For that reason it's always a good idea to let someone know where you are hiking, and what time you are expected back. For some reason you don't make it back, the authorities know where to look. </p>
<p>While it's a good idea to have a first aid kit, McLane says it can become dead weight if you don't know how to use it properly. </p>
<p>Looking ahead to Memorial Day Weekend, she reminds those seeking an adventure on the trails, you may run into old man winter. </p>
<p>"There is a lot of snow still out there (in areas above 3,500 feet). People need to be prepared for winter conditions if they are going out for a hike this weekend."</p>
<p>While it may be warm down in the valley, it can get rather cold still on the mountaintops, dress warmly.</p>
<p>"Especially in Vermont, it can be cold any time of year. Even in August, I always have a warm jacket with me," said McLane.</p>
<p>Planning a trip, you can <a href="https://www.greenmountainclub.org/the-long-trail/trip-planning/">read here</a> more information on what to pack. Then you are ready to make some awesome memories as McLane has. </p>
<p>"I've just met so many other hikers on the trail that have become my best friends," she said. "And I am still in touch with them years later."</p>2022286337Thu, 23 May 2019 23:35:15 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 23:35:15 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Torrance GaucherLocal NewsGun control legislation passes New Hampshire Senatehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/gun-control-legislation-passes-new-hampshire-senate/2022052508<p>All three bills previously passed the House. The Senate made changes to each bill, sending them back to the House.</p><p>Three bills aimed at intending to reduce gun violence have cleared the state Senate.</p>
<p>The Senate on Thursday passed bills imposing a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a firearm, requiring background checks for commercial gun sales, and enabling school boards to declare gun-free zones on school property.</p>
<p>All three bills previously passed the House. The Senate made changes to each bill, sending them back to the House.</p>2022052508Thu, 23 May 2019 20:25:54 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 20:25:54 GMTAssociated PressCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsNew Hampshire child didn't have measles, but vaccine reaxhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/new-hampshire-child-didnt-have-measles-but-vaccine-reax/2021879752<p>Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release the child was diagnosed with measles and may have exposed others to infection at three locations in Keene.</p><p>New Hampshire public health officials say additional testing suggests a child initially diagnosed with measles actually had a rare reaction to a vaccine that resembled a real measles virus infection.</p><p>Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release the child was diagnosed with measles and may have exposed others to infection at three locations in Keene.</p><p>But on Thursday, the department said the public is not currently at risk for measles from the child. It said there is no contagious measles known to be circulating in the community.</p><p>Additional lab work indicated the child's symptoms were likely due to a vaccine reaction from the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine — also known as MMR. The child had been vaccinated several days before starting to show symptoms.</p>2021879752Thu, 23 May 2019 19:32:03 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 19:32:03 GMTAssociated PressCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsPedestrian killed by Amtrak Vermonter identifiedhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-hit-and-killed-in-northfield-by-amtrak-vermonter/2021737828<p>UPDATE: Police say Scott Benoir, 56, was killed when he tripped and fell trying to cross railroad tracks in Northfield.</p><p>UPDATE: A Vermont police department says a 56-year-old man was killed when he tripped and fell trying to cross railroad tracks in front of an oncoming Amtrak passenger train in Northfield.</p><p>Witnesses told Northfield police that Scott Benoir tried to get out of the way of the train, which was sounding its horn, but he was unable to. He was reported dead at the scene.</p><p>Jason Abrams, an Amtrak spokesperson, said the man was on the tracks illegally when he was struck about 10:38 am by the southbound Vermonter.</p><p>There were 32 passengers aboard the train, as well as the crew. There were no other injuries.</p><p>Amtrak referred questions to Northfield police, who are leading the investigation.</p><p>The train was delayed until about 1:45 pm. while the incident was investigated. Some passengers were rerouted onto other trains. </p><p>In 2015, seven people were injured when the Amtrak Vermonters derailed in Northfield after a piece of ledge broke off and fell onto the tracks.</p>2021737828Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:12 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 00:00:12 GMTAP ModifiedCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsNew Hampshire House overturns Sununu veto of death penalty repealhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/new-hampshire-house-overturns-sununu-veto-of-death-penalty-repeal/2021226600<p>The issue goes back to the Senate, which voted in favor of repeal last month.</p><p>The New Hampshire House has overridden Gov. Chris Sununu's veto of a bill to repeal the state's death penalty.</p><p>The 247-123 vote Thursday in the House sends the issue back to the Senate, which voted 17-6 in favor of repeal last month. If that Senate tally holds, it would exceed the two-thirds majority necessary to override the veto.</p><p>New Hampshire's death penalty applies in only seven scenarios, the state hasn't executed anyone since 1939 and there is only one inmate on death row. The repeal bill would not apply retroactively to Michael Addison, who killed Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006, but capital punishment supporters argue courts might interpret it differently.</p><p>Sununu vetoed the bill last month at a community center named in honor of Briggs.</p>2021226600Thu, 23 May 2019 15:27:17 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 15:27:17 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCNNCNNCNNLocal NewsColchester Middle school students join forces for new recycling station.https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/colchester-middle-school-students-join-forces-for-new-recycling-station/2021103476<p>Three students at Colchester Middle School teamed up with Colchester Parks and Rec. joined forces to create a new recylcing station.</p><p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Summer is almost here and what better way to prepare than by cleaing up your community.</font></p>
<p>T<font style="background-color:#ffffff">hree students at Colchester Middle School teamed up with Colchester Parks and Rec. joined forces to create a new recylcing station. </font></p>
<p><font style="background-color:#ffffff">Treg Vroegop, who is a sixth grade teacher joined us in studio to tell us all about the new station and what made the kids so inspired. </font></p>
<p>Colchester Park's and Recreation is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday May 24th starting at 10am.</p>
<p>The new trash and recycle station will be at Rossetti Natural Area/ Thayer beach.</p>
<p>Town officials and school district members will be present and all are welcome from the community as well. </p>
<p><font style="background-color:#ffffff"> </font></p>2021103476Thu, 23 May 2019 14:24:21 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 14:24:21 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren LaDukeLocal News3rd annual 'Sail-a-bration' kick-offhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/3rd-annual-sail-a-bration-kick-off/2021076475<p>Local 44's Spencer Thomas, caught up with Executive Director of Healing Winds, Suzanne Johnson, to chat about the organizations upcoming event.</p><p>Local 44's Spencer Thomas, caught up with Executive Director of Healing Winds, Suzanne Johnson, to chat about the organizations upcoming event.</p>
<p>Healing Winds is an organization that aims to create lasting memories in the lives of those who have or have had cancer. </p>
<p>This years 'Sailabration' kicks off at ArtsRiot on May 30th and will go from 6:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m. </p>
<p>The Gilligan's Island themed party will allow you to sail away in the winds of Lake Champlain, while indulging in a tasty sundae bar and creative food made by Chef George among so much more.</p>
<p>For more information on the event, <a href="https://www.healingwindsusa.org/events/sailabration-2019/?fbclid=IwAR098Ort5uF8S0MsTXobzZBguYdiziWdBwtxeKZRQHg3Ez31C33-ISqWEpA">click here.</a></p>2021076475Fri, 24 May 2019 13:39:15 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 13:39:15 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Spencer ThomasLocal NewsThis Place in History: Robert Frost in Riptonhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/this-place-in-history-robert-frost-in-ripton/2020777550<p>"I have some writings that were done at the time that the historical marker was placed by people who knew him. People took pilgrimages to come to Ripton to see this great sage, this great poet and meet with him and work with him. But the people who lived right in town, protected him because he was their guy."</p><p>RIPTON, Vt.</p>
<p>At 'This Place in History', we're in Ripton with Executive Director of the <a href="https://vermonthistory.org/">Vermont Historical Society</a> Steve Perkins.</p>
<p>"How can we talk about Vermont and especially Ripton without mentioning Robert Frost? We're here and the marker is over our shoulder, but we thought we'd take a little hike and go check out the cabin where he did some of his writing," began Perkins.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>The land was ours before we were the land's.<br />
She was our land more than a hundred years<br />
Before we were her people. She was ours<br />
In Massachusetts, in Virginia,<br />
But we were England's, still colonials,<br />
Possessing what we still were unpossessed by,<br />
Possessed by what we now no more possessed.</em></p>
<p>(Excerpt from "The Gift Outright" by Robert Frost)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>"The marker said an American poet by recognition and to really think of Robert Frost as owned by the United States. He was born in California to Southern parents and his childhood was spent in New Hampshire. He spent his formative years there. He went to school at Dartmouth and Harvard, but didn't finish in either of those places. He spent time in England, so he really traveled all over."</p>
<p>"Ultimately, he spent the last 24 years or so of his life here in Ripton, or at least the summers when he wasn't traveling. And I think in some ways, he felt this was where he wanted to spend the last years of his life and called it home. So he had this cabin, this was his writing cabin. It's part of the Homer Noble Farm," said Perkins.</p>
<p>"In 1939, a couple years after his wife died - by the way, they're buried in Bennington, so he did live down in southern Vermont, as well - he bought the Homer Noble Farm. The white farmhouse is here at the beginning of the property, but then he's got this cabin in the back where he wrote. A lot of people in the area knew him. He became very involved with the <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/bread-loaf-conferences">Middlebury College Breadloaf Writers' Conference</a>."</p>
<p>"MiddleburyCollege owns this property now. He would mentor writers. He worked with the director of that program. So you think of spending summers at the cabin writing poetry and working with students and writers from Middlebury College. In the off season, which was the winter, traveling around the world meeting with presidents and dignitaries and kings and queens and representing the United States," explained Perkins.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Something we were withholding made us weak<br />
Until we found out that it was ourselves<br />
We were withholding from our land of living,<br />
And forthwith found salvation in surrender.</em></p>
<p>(Excerpt from "The Gift Outright" by Robert Frost)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>"It's interesting. You know I have some writings that were done at the time that the historical marker was placed by people who knew him. I think people took pilgrimages to come to Ripton to see this great sage, this great poet and meet with him and work with him. But the people who lived right in town, protected him because he was their guy. He lived here and he was called the 'First Citizen of Ripton, Vermont' and was very much a part of the community in that sense."</p>
<p>'When he died in 1963, they had these medals that were struck to commemorate his life. Of course, he was Poet Laureate of the United States. He became very famous for speaking at John F. Kennedy's innauguration. It's some of the most famous film we have of him," added Perkins.</p>
<p>"After his death, I think he was certainly mourned by many. And this is a pretty amazing medal that was struck to commemorate him. And this coin was struck by the state of Vermont to commemorate Robert Frost, as well. It has the Vermont state seal on one side and then this beautiful front-on view of Robert Frost on the front. Again, showing how much he meant to this state and this region. Of course, you can travel and see all these sites yourself. You can come take a walk on the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/cs/recarea?ss=110920&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003738&navid=110240000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&recid=64941&actid=50&ttype=recarea&pname=Robert%20Frost%20Interpretive%20Trail">Robert Frost Nature Trail</a> and read some of his famous poems. You can have a picnic by the historical marker and you can take the hike that we just did and come see this cabin where he did his writing," concluded Perkins.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Such as we were we gave ourselves outright<br />
(the deed of gift was many deeds of war)<br />
To the land vaguely realizing westward,<br />
But still unstoried, artless, unenhanced,<br />
Such as she was, such as she would become.</em></p>
<p>(Excerpt from "The Gift Outright" by Robert Frost)</p>
<p><br />
At 'This Place in History'!</p>
<p>For more from our 'This Place in History' series, <a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/community/vermonthistoricalsociety">click here</a>.</p>
<p>To view a map of Vermont's roadside historical markers, <a href="https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/roadside-markers">click here</a>.</p>2020777550Thu, 23 May 2019 11:14:59 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 11:14:58 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Amanda ThibaultLocal NewsWeather: Strong storms possible Thursday (5/23 AM)https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/weather-strong-storms-possible-thursday-523-am-/2020722190<p>Despite a quiet Thursday morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms bubble up mid-afternoon into this evening. A few storms may be strong to severe, particularly over northern New York and western Vermont. </p><p>Good morning!</p><p>Despite a quiet Thursday morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms bubble up mid-afternoon into this evening. A few storms may be strong to severe, particularly over northern New York and western Vermont. As always, I'll break it down and we'll get a look into the weekend, too.</p><p><strong>Thursday </strong>- Despite a few overnight light showers and sprinkles, morning sunshine is on tap early, eventually replaced by increasing early afternoon clouds. The temp reaches from the mid 40s to mid 50s early, into the low to mid 70s just after midday. South breeze 10 to 15 mph. Starting between 2-4 PM, scattered showers and thunderstorms will move from central New York into northern/eastern New York, out ahead of an approaching surface cold front.</p><p>A few storms may be strong to severe, potentially producing small hail and localized damaging wind gusts. Though heavy rain is likely in those storms, flash flooding is not anticipated to the level some experienced Sunday and Monday. That is because storms will be moving really quickly and won't linger in one location for long. The only exception would be if more than one storm moves over the same spot. Storms shift into Vermont and New Hampshire by late afternoon into the evening, eventually clearing out around 10 PM to Midnight. </p><p><strong>Tonight </strong>- Showers linger into early Friday, particularly over higher elevations. Low temp in the 50s.</p><p><strong>Friday </strong>- Mostly cloudy throughout the morning, then slowly becoming partly sunny by the afternoon. Cooler, mid to upper 60s, and breezy with a north wind around 15-25 mph.</p><p><strong>Saturday </strong>- Morning sunshine, then increasing clouds with late day rain likely. Low 70s.</p><p><strong>Sunday </strong>- Mostly cloudy early, becoming partly sunny gradually. Low 70s.</p><p><strong>Monday </strong>- Mostly to partly sunny with a slight chance for an isolated shower. Low 70s.</p><p>Have a great day!</p><p>-Skytracker Meteorologist Amanda Thibault</p>2020722190Thu, 23 May 2019 10:29:53 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 10:29:53 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Amanda ThibaultLocal NewsTRAFFIC ALERT: VT Route 78 near Taber Road is back openhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/traffic-alert-vt-route-78-near-taber-road-is-closed/2020693864<p>TRAFFIC ALERT: VT Route 78 near the intersection of Taber Road now clear and open for traffic</p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Vermont State Police tell us VT Route 78 near the intersection of Taber Road in Swanton was impassable this morning due to a single tractor-trailer crash.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Police say the road is now cleared.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </p>2020693864Thu, 23 May 2019 12:02:03 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 12:02:03 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren LaDukeLocal NewsPlanning commission seeks feedback on Winooski Avenue overhaulhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/planning-commission-seeks-feedback-on-winooski-avenue-overhaul/2020237561<p>One plan would open up more parking north of Pearl Street.</p><p>BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission is seeking feedback on three potential overhauls of Winooski Avenue.</p>
<p>The process to renovate the road has been ongoing since 2016, when the commission began their traffic study, which examined the section from Riverside Avenue to the intersection with Howard Street.</p>
<p>The first plan would open up more parking north of Pearl Street, as well as allow for two-way traffic. The second plan would create a curbed median that would allow left turns on College Street, Bank Street and Cherry Street. The third option would widen the road in an effort to maximize parking space on both sides.</p>
<p>There's a public open house on the project scheduled for June 4 at St. Joseph's School in the Old North End. The commission hopes to have a final report ready by September.</p>2020237561Thu, 23 May 2019 14:12:31 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 14:12:31 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Devin BatesLocal NewsClinton County lawmakers oppose farm workers' rights billhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/clinton-county-lawmakers-oppose-farm-workers-rights-bill/2020053026<p>They say the bill would drive New York farms out of business. </p><p>A new bill waiting for action in the New York State Assembly would give farm workers in the state more power, but Clinton County lawmakers say they think it's a bad idea.</p>
<p>The Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act would grant New York agriculture workers collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation benefits and unemployment benefits.</p>
<p>It would also require at least 24 hours of time off once per week, and farm workers that are on the job more than 40 hours a week, would have to be paid overtime.</p>
<p>The Clinton County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday night that opposes the measure.</p>
<p>Mark Henry, county legislator from Chazy, introduced that resolution, saying farm are already struggling enough. He thinks the bill would drive farms out of business and drive agriculture workers out of state.</p>
<p>"It's not just Clinton County," he said. "Other counties as well -- Franklin, for one; some of our adjoining counties, other ones -- have joined in in oppisition to this bill, and we think it would be well timed if we joined as well, concentrated our efforts, as it were, and try to get their attention."</p>
<p>Clinton County Administrator Michael Zurlo also said during the meeting that he's been told the bill has a 50-50 chance of passing. North Country Assemblymen Billy Jones and Dan Stec have both said publicly that they oppose it.</p>2020053026Thu, 23 May 2019 14:18:50 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 14:18:49 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Mike HoeyLocal NewsStronger voice for NY North Country Democrats in deciding presidential nomineehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/stronger-voice-for-ny-north-country-democrats-in-deciding-presidential-nominee/2020030566<p>Next year, Democrats in New York's North Country will have a stronger voice in deciding who their party should nominate for president.</p><p>Next year, Democrats in New York's North Country will have a stronger voice in deciding who their party should nominate for president.</p>
<p>The New York State Democratic Committee has pushed back its primary day next spring by ten days. from where it fell on the calendar in 2016. It'll now be on April 28th.</p>
<p>Because of how late in the primary schedule that date is, New York will have 25% more delegates at the 2020 Democratic National Convention than it had in 2016. It'll have more delegates than any state but California.</p>
<p>"I think it's a good thing because so many of the dates are before this, so it may help whittle the field, and so New Yorkers, especially people in the North Country, will actually get to vote on a person who will be the eventual candidate," New York State Democratic Committee member Kimberly Davis said. Davis is also the Clinton County Treasurer.</p>
<p>If you're already registered to vote, but not as a Democrat, you also have extra time to decide to vote in the Democratic primary.</p>
<p>The state Democratic committee passed a new rule today, letting you vote in April if you switch your party affiliation at least 60 days ahead of time. Until today, that deadline was about six months in advance.</p>2020030566Thu, 23 May 2019 03:26:00 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 03:25:59 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Mike HoeyLocal NewsPreparations are underway for 31st Vermont City Marathonhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/preparation-underway-for-vermont-city-marathon/2019849174<p>The days leading up to the race are crucial to make sure everything's in place.</p><p>This weekend, the 31st annual Vermont City Marathon will take over the Queen City. Organizers say the days leading up are crucial to make sure everything's in place.</p>
<p>"Our whole team is working," said Jess Cover, Communications Director for the Vermont City Marathon. "It's a lot of moving things from point A to point B so that we're ready. The race starts at 7 a.m. so it's an early morning."</p>
<p>Prep also includes outreach to the runners. Between the marathon and relay, nearly 8,000 runners are expected. Cover said 80% of the marathon participants will travel from out of state bringing an influx of visitors to Burlington.</p>
<p>"They're bringing friends and family with them," Cover said. "We fill every hotel, every Airbnb. There's folks that are local and folks that drive from all over Vermont."</p>
<p>To keep runners hydrated along the 26.2 mile race, there will be 21 aid stations along the route. About every mile and a half, water, Gatorade, snacks, and other supplies will be handed out to runners. Organizers said they've been busy working to make sure they're stocked ahead of Sunday.</p>
<p>"It's so important to have the fuel they need to succeed," said Michelle Dow, Race Operations Manager for Run Vermont. "Sometimes runners don't know they need more water than they think they do and some runners don't wear fuel belts so we need to provide that for them."</p>
<p>If you plan to travel through the area Sunday, a number of roads will be closed:</p>
<p><font style="background-color:#ffffff"> Northern Connector (Rt 127); Plattsburgh Avenue southbound ramp to downtown - 5-9:30 a.m.<br />
Plattsburgh Avenue southbound ("LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY") - 9:30-11:45 a.m.<br />
Park Street: Battery Park to Manhattan Drive - 5-9:20 a.m.<br />
Poplar Street - 6:30-9:20 a.m.<br />
Myrtle Street - 6:30-9:20 a.m.<br />
North Avenue: North Street to Battery Park - 6-7:15 a.m.<br />
North Avenue, southbound: ("Beltline entrance to Battery Park") - 9:30-10:30 a.m.<br />
Pearl Street: St. Paul to Willard Street - 5:45-7:15 a.m.<br />
Pearl Street: Battery Park to St. Paul Street - 5:45-9:15 a.m.<br />
Pine Street: Pearl to Cherry Street - 7-9:15 a.m.<br />
Cherry Street: Church to Pine Street - 7-9:15 a.m.<br />
Battery Street ("open southbound 7:15-9:00 EXPECT DELAYS!") - 6:30-10:30 a.m.<br />
South WIllard Street: Pearl to Beech Street - 7-7:30 a.m.<br />
Beech Street - 7-7:40 a.m.<br />
South Union Street: Beech to Main Street - 7:05–7:40 a.m.<br />
Main Street: Willard to Church Street - 7:05-7:40 a.m.<br />
Main Street: Church to Battery Street - 7:30-9:20 a.m.<br />
Pine Street: Main Street to Flynn Avenue ("LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY NORTHBOUND)- 7:30 - 9:45 a.m.<br />
Flynn Avenue: Pine Street to Oakledge Park - 7:45-9:45 a.m.<br />
Foster Street - 7:45-9:45 a.m.<br />
Leddy Park Road - 7:50-11:30 a.m.<br />
College Street entrance to Waterfront Park - 8 a.m.-1 p.m.</font></p>2019849174Thu, 23 May 2019 14:24:12 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 14:24:11 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Courtney KramerLocal NewsBody found in Berlin, New Hampshire appears to be missing personhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-berlin-new-hampshire-appears-to-be-missing-person/2019843309<p>The body found on a trail in the area of Cates Hill Road, has been identified as 27-year-old Tyler Supry.</p><p>Authorities in New Hampshire say a man's body found in Berlin Tuesday, appears to be a missing persons case.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, a caller reported they discovered a body on a trial in the area of Cates Hill Road.</p>
<p>Following an autopsy, the man has been identified as Tyler Supry, age 27.</p>
<p>According to the Assistant Attorney General, Supry had been reported missing and was last seen May 9.</p>
<p>Officials are waiting on toxicology testing, before releasing a cause of death. But at this point, they say there is no evidence to suggest there is a threat to the public.</p>
<p>If you know anything about Tyler Supry's whereabouts between May 9 and May 21, call state or local police.</p>2019843309Wed, 22 May 2019 23:57:00 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 23:57:00 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Lauren MaloneyLocal NewsProtecting the family dog from the summer heathttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/protecting-the-family-dog-from-the-summer-heat/2019582099<p>With the dog days of summer right around the corner, dog parents need to be alert to the weather forecast. It could save the life of your dog. </p><p>With the dog days of summer right around the corner, dog parents need to be alert to the weather forecast. It could save the life of your dog. </p>
<p>Dr. Erin Forbes, a member of <a href="https://www.vtvets.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx?Site=VVMA&WebCode=HomePage">Vermont Veterinary Medical Association</a> said, "as the weather warms up there are some health concerns we have for dogs."</p>
<p>At Mountain View Animal Hospital in Essex Junction, Dr. Forbes told Local 22 & Local 44 News last summer she treated a small handful of dogs-- sickened by the heat. It's important to keep your furry child hydrated.</p>
<p>"Animals do experience heat stroke," she said, for example, they are left inside a hot car.</p>
<p>According to meteorologist Torrance Gaucher, it will take 10 minutes for a car's interior temperature to climb to 104° on a day when the outside temperature is 85°. That could be lethal to anyone, including your pet.</p>
<p>If you come across a pet locked inside of a car on a hot day, Vermont's 'Good Samaritan' law protects you if you need to smash a window. The law requires citizens to call 9-1-1 before breaking into the car, and only to do so after checking if any doors are unlocked. You must then wait with the animal until emergency responders to arrive.</p>
<p>It's also important to protect the paw pads of your furry friend, asphalt and concrete can heat up to the point it will cause burns to their feet.</p>
<p>Dr. Forbes describes what all pet owners should look out for, "If your dog can't stand up, if it isn't able to walk, or if they look shocked, get to a veterinarian."</p>
<p>Other things to look out for is deep heavy breathing according to Dr. Forbes. She says, "if you are worried at all you should call and explain what is happening to a veterinarian."</p>
<p>Beyond the heat, Dr. Forbes says to make sure your pet has been updated on their Lyme & Heartworm vaccinations. </p>
<p>Lastly, before you take your dog swimming, make sure the water is safe to swim in. Our region is susceptible to <span>Cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, it's toxic making animals sick and can cause death. </span></p>2019582099Wed, 22 May 2019 23:35:18 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 23:35:18 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Torrance GaucherLocal NewsNewport officials can only watch as charges filed in costly EB-5 scamhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/newport-officials-can-only-watch-as-charges-filed-in-costly-eb-5-scam/2019702198<p>Four men were indicted Wednesday on multiple criminal counts.</p><p>As federal prosecutors announced new criminal charges in the EB-5 scandal, Newport Mayor Paul Monette said Wednesday that the town was "duped like everybody else" by the promise of millions in private investment.</p>
<p>"I'll be honest with you," Monette said, "when things started dragging on and on, I kind of deep down became suspicious, but in a way I didn't, because the state hadn't picked up on anything yet."</p>
<p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2019634958" embed-content-groupid="60044161" embed-content-id="2019634958" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.mychamplainvalley.com/nxsglobal/mychamplainvalley/photo/2019/05/22/New_Developments_in_EB_5_Scandal_0_88624598_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left;" /></embed>Monette was on hand Wednesday, in a vacant block in downtown Newport, as U.S. District Attorney Christina Nolan laid out fraud and conspiracy charges against Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Jay Peak, and William Stenger, a longtime Newport resident and the ski resorts' former president.</p>
<p>Two other men face charges we well -- Quiros' adviser, Wiliam Kelly, and Jong Weon Choi, a businessman in South Korea. </p>
<p>Quiros, Stenger and Kelly pleaded not guilty to the charges in a federal court in Burlington.</p>
<p>In 2011, prosecutors say, Quiros and Stenger began raising money for a proposed biomedical research park in Newport through the EB-5 program, which allows foreign investors to obtain green cards. By 2016, they had received more than $80 million from more 160 investors for the new facility.</p>
<p>Instead, prosecutors say, Quiros and Stenger siphoned off millions of dollars for their own pockets, all the while deceiving state and local officals about the project's potential to bring jobs and revenue to Newport and the Northeast Kingdom.</p>
<p>In 2016, the federal Securities and Exchange Commission accused Quiros and Stenger of a "Ponzi-like scheme" to defraud investors and the program. The SEC and the two men settled the civil charges, with Quiros agreeing to pay an $82 million penalty; Stenger paid a $75,000 penalty.</p>
<p>The criminal charges filed Wednesday include wire fraud conspiracy and presenting false statements to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which oversaw the EB-5 process. Quiros is also charged with money laundering.</p>
<p>Quiros' lawyer Seth Lavine said his client looks forward to telling the full story. </p>
<p>"We look forward to the truth coming out and we look forward to Mr. Quiros' vindication," said Lavine.</p>
<p>Brooks McArthur, Stenger's attorney, said his client has lived in Newprio for 35 years "dedicated his life to the improvement of Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom. </p>
<p>"He wanted to bring jobs, he wanted to bring economic vitality, and there is simply zero evidence that he benefitted in any way from engaging in the allegations that the U.S. government has put forth," McArthur said.</p>
<p>But investigators said the men were motivated by greed.</p>
<p>“The defendants’ broken business promises have left not only a physical scar on the city of Newport, but also an intangible scar on the promise of economic development for the Northeast Kingdom and on the dreams of many hopeful immigrants," said James N. Hendricks, the FBI special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office.</p>
<p>As for the undeveloped land, which is under federal receivership and will be sold, Monette said its future appears out of the town's hands.</p>
<p>"The optimistic viewpoint is that it gets re-developed into a nice new building complex," he said. "There have been some conversations about what we would like to see there," he said.</p>
<p> </p>2019702198Thu, 23 May 2019 14:30:41 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 14:30:41 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Haley BouleySpencer ConlinLocal NewsThe incredible journey of Silverton's 'Wonder Dog'https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/the-incredible-journey-of-silverton-s-wonder-dog-/2024032327<p>Bobbie, a collie-shepherd mix, walked at least 2,551 miles over 6 months to get back to his family in Silverton, Oregon.</p><p>SILVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) -- Pets can be incredible companions. They make us laugh, help us feel less alone and their unconditional love wins them special sway over our hearts.</p>
<p>And sometimes, our pets do incredible things that defy all odds. </p>
<p>In August 1923, the Brazier family left their home in Silverton, Oregon and took a road trip east to visit relatives in Indiana. </p>
<p>They took their Scotch collie-English shepherd mix dog named Bobbie with them. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:20px;"><a href="https://www.koin.com/news/photo-galleries/bobbie-the-wonder-dog-of-silverton/2011672351" target="_blank"><strong>Photos: Bobbie the Wonder Dog of Silverton</strong></a></span></span></p>
<p><img embed-content-articleid="2024031028" embed-content-groupid="60044180" embed-content-id="2024031036" embed-content-imgalign="none" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="GALLERY" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/Bobbie02_1558217234801_88131358_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="width:100%;" /></p>
<p>But while stopped at a gas station in Wolcott, Indiana, Bobbie was chased off by a group of local dogs. </p>
<p>The family searched for Bobbie for days; even going so far as to put up posters around town and notices in the newspaper but they never found him. Heartbroken, they returned back home to Oregon. </p>
<p>But they hadn't seen the last of Bobbie. </p>
<p>On a February day in 1924, one of the Brazier daughters stepped out of the cafe her family owned -- the Reo Lunch Restaurant -- and saw something miraculous. <embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597310" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597310" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/bobbie%20in%20front%20of%20restaurant_1558217231874.jpg_88131353_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left; height: 141px; width: 250px;" /></embed></p>
<p>Bobbie was walking down Main Street. </p>
<p>Gus Frederick, the vice president of the <a href="http://www.silvertonmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Silverton Country Historical Society</a>, said the dog was wagging its matted tail as it approached the familiar face. </p>
<p>He was mangy, dirty and underweight. His toenails had been worn down to almost nothing and he showed all signs of having walked the entire way home. </p>
<p>Against all odds, Bobbie survived. And he was home. </p>
<p>Eyewitness accounts stored at the Oregon Historical Society documented the emotional reunion between dog and humans as Bobbie was taken upstairs where Mr. Brazier was taking a nap. </p>
<p>"He jumped on the bed and woke him up, he thought he was dreaming," <a href="https://www.ohs.org/" target="_blank">Oregon Historical Society</a> executive director Kerry Tymchuk read from the historical account. "And Bobbie was so tired and exhausted, of course, and worn down -- they fed him a sirloin, a big bowl of cream, and he didn't move for 3 days." <embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597560" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597560" embed-content-imgalign="right" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/BobbieNews01_1558217237035_88131363_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: right; height: 141px; width: 250px;" /></embed></p>
<p>Bobbie had somehow managed to traverse at least 2,551 miles of plains, deserts and mountains. He would have had to swim rivers and cross the Continental Divide, all during the dead of winter. </p>
<p>Bobbie, it seemed, was a true wonder. </p>
<p>In fact, his journey home earned him the name "Bobbie the Wonder Dog" and his incredible story quickly spread across the country thanks to radio broadcasts and newspaper articles. </p>
<div style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeYe990biYI" target="_blank"><strong>Video: Call of the West, Bobbie the Wonder Dog</strong></a></span></div>
<p>Tymchuk showed KOIN 6 News letters and telegrams from fans as far away as Australia. </p>
<p>Within 3 months of returning home, Bobbie starred in a silent film about his journey called "The Call of the West" in which he reenacts the possible adventures he had along the way. </p>
<p>The movie was, of course, based on a true story but only Bobbie himself ever knew the details. </p>
<p>His journey was actually confirmed, Frederick said, by various witnesses who reported seeing Bobbie at campsites between Indiana and Oregon during the months that he was missing. Some people said they would give Bobbie some food and he would be on his way. <embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597680" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597680" embed-content-imgalign="none" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/Oregon%20Historical%20Society%20records%20Bobbie%20movie%20star%2005182019_1558217241524.jpg_88131371_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="width:100%;" /></embed></p>
<p>The collie mix took his stardom in stride, making appearances at various locations, including the <a href="http://www.homeshows.com/portland_home_show.html" target="_blank">Portland Home Show</a> where 40,000 people came to see him and he was presented with a fancy doghouse called "Bobbie's Castle." <embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597611" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597611" embed-content-imgalign="right" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/bobbies%20puppies_1558217239194.jpg_88131366_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: right; height: 141px; width: 250px;" /></embed></p>
<p>Bobbie even went on to sire a litter of 15 puppies -- all of which were males -- before his death in 1927.</p>
<p>Newspapers around the world noted the passing of Bobbie the Wonder Dog.</p>
<p>"Something marvelous roused in Bobbie's brain and roused his need and guided him on the long trail as surely as Polaris guides the Mariner," Tymchuk read from accounts.</p>
<p>He was buried with honors at the <a href="https://www.oregonhumane.org/" target="_blank">Oregon Humane Society's</a> Animal Cemetery and a famous movie star dog named Rin Tin Tin traveled to Oregon to lay a wreath at his grave. The doghouse Bobbie was given the year before still sits on top of his grave, surrounded by a white picket fence and trees. </p>
<p>Today, it's impossible to know just how many people have been touched by Bobbie's incredible journey. In Silverton, a giant mural next to the original Reo cafe depicting the Wonder Dog's story continues to pass the tale on to visitors who have never heard it before. <embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597710" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597710" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/rin%20tin%20tin_1558217242538.jpg_88131373_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left; height: 141px; width: 250px;" /></embed></p>
<p>A statue of Bobbie and a replica of his special doghouse also sit loyally in Silverton. And every year, the residents of the town pay tribute to their local legend with an annual pet parade. </p>
<p>Bobbie's son Pal was the first grand marshall of the first pet parade in 1932. </p>
<p>Bobbie reminds us to never underestimate our animal companions or take for granted the lessons they teach us. </p>
<p>Because sometimes, they show us the true meaning of courage, family and finding the way back home, no matter what stands in the way. </p>
<div style="background:#eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc;padding:5px 10px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><em>Special thanks to the Crockett Family, the Oregon Historical Society, Silverton Country Historical Society and the Oregon Humane Society for their cooperation in helping tell this story.</em></span></span></div>
<p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2011597295" embed-content-groupid="842137445" embed-content-id="2011597295" embed-content-imgalign="none" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.koin.com/nxs-kointv-media-us-east-1/photo/2019/05/18/Bobbie%20gravesite%20Oregon%20Humane%20Society%2005182019_1558217231656.jpg_88131352_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="width:100%;" /></embed></p>2024032327Fri, 24 May 2019 13:39:06 GMTFri, 24 May 2019 13:39:06 GMTNexstar Broadcasting<p>Bobbie the Wonder Dog. (Courtesy to KOIN)</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>Bobbie the Wonder Dog. (Courtesy to KOIN)</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>A newspaper article about Bobbie. 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Meanwhile, lows will be in the 40s to near 50°.</p><p> </p><p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2019474598" embed-content-groupid="60044161" embed-content-id="2019474598" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.mychamplainvalley.com/nxsglobal/mychamplainvalley/photo/2019/05/22/spc_1558561279709_88617031_ver1.0_640_360.JPG" style="float: left;" /></embed>Our next widespread round of rain will arrive Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday morning. Thursday evening, we're monitoring the threat for a few stronger thunderstorms over northern New York and far western Vermont. The strongest will put down heavy rain, damaging wind, hail and frequent lightning. Storms will tend to weaken as they cross into Vermont but we'll have to monitor their progress closely. Thursday's highs will still make it close to 70°. Much of Friday is dry while the sun is up with highs hovering on either side of 70°. Yet another round of widespread rain will be here Saturday and Saturday night; temps stay in the low 70s. The severe threat is zero and the lightning threat is low but waves of heavy rain may lead to an isolated flood risk.</p><p>Wet weather will gradually wrap up early Sunday with partial clearing and drying by mid-morning & especially the afternoon. Afternoon highs will get close to the low 70s again. This is great news for the Vermont City Marathon. The race starts at 7am, temps will be in the 50s & low 60s with any stubborn showers ending shortly after that. As rain moves away, temps will rise into the low 70s by Sunday afternoon. Good luck to all runners, see you out there! Monday through Wednesday we'll have a daily shot at showers but I wouldn't cancel Memorial Day plans. Just be prepared for a rain delay or two; highs stay mainly in the low 70s.</p><p>Have a great week!</p><p>-Chief Meteorologist Sean Parker</p>2019613398Wed, 22 May 2019 22:26:29 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 22:26:29 GMTNexstar Broadcasting<p>Planner for Thursday May 23 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>Planner for Thursday May 23 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<p>Planner for Thursday May 23 2019</p>Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Sean ParkerLocal NewsVermont man sentenced to prison for supplying fatal dose of heroinhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/barre-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-supplying-fatal-dose-of-heroin/2018971653<p>Shawn Fordham pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington District Court.</p><p> A Barre man was sentenced to at least six years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a woman in March 2018.</p>
<p>Shawn Fordham pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County District Court to selling or dispensing a regulated drug with death resulting.</p>
<p>Police said that on March 1, 2018, Fordham supplied heroin laced with fentanyl to 33-year-old Kristina Gauthier, of Barre, resulting in her death.</p>2018971653Wed, 22 May 2019 19:03:34 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 19:03:32 GMTAP ModifiedBarre City PoliceBarre City PoliceBarre City PoliceBeth JonesLocal NewsJury finds Bourgoin guilty on five second-degree murder charges in fatal crashhttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/jury-finds-bourgoin-guilty-on-five-second-degree-murder-charges-in-fatal-crash/2018391216<p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in">The jury said Bourgoin failed to prove that he was legally insane.</p><p>A Chittenden County jury has found Steven Bourgoin guilty on five counts of second-degree murder in the wrong-way crash that killed five teenagers in October 2016.</p>
<p>The jury also found that Bourgoin failed to meet his burden of proving that he was legally insane at the time of the crash.</p>
<p>The jury began deliberations at 11:30 Tuesday morning after 11 days of testimony.</p>
<p>The verdict was announced at approximately 1pm Wednesday.</p>
<p>Bourgoin, whose trial began May 6, pleaded not guilty in the crash that killed Mary Harris, 16, of Moretown; Cyrus Zschau, 16, of Moretown; Liam Hale, 16, of Fayston; Janie Cozzi, 15, of Fayston; and Eli Brookens, 16, of Waterbury.</p>
<p>For thirteen days, their families sat in a Burlington courtroom, either listening to testimony or waiting for a verdict.</p>
<p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2019640902" embed-content-groupid="60044161" embed-content-id="2019640902" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.mychamplainvalley.com/nxsglobal/mychamplainvalley/photo/2019/05/22/family%20hold%20picture_1558564336128.jpg_88625834_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left;" /></embed>After the verdict was read, parents of four of the teenagers gave their messages to the community.</p>
<p>"I'm relieved to put this part of this tragedy behind us so that I can move beyond focusing on my son Eli's death and go on to focus on his life and the beautiful person that he was," said Colleen Ovelman, Eli Brookens' mother.</p>
<p>"At this time, we would ask you to refocus the energy towards the incredible young people whose lives were needlessly and tragically taken from us," said Sue Hale, Liam Hale's mother.</p>
<p>Mary Harris' mother Liz read an essay Mary wrote about kindness while she was in school.</p>
<p>"You have the ability to change someone's day. You have the ability to change someone's life through something as simple as a kind smile," she read. "That was Mary. That's how she lived and that's how we want her to be remembered."</p>
<p>Harris said Mary's lifelong friend, Janie Chase Cozzi, had the same kind heart.</p>
<p>Cyrus Zschau's parents, Chris and Sarah Zschau, want the focus of attention to shift now away from Bourgoin.</p>
<p>"At least he's not going to hurt anybody else's kids now and that makes a difference to me," said Sarah Zschau. "It helps, for sure," said Chris Zschau.</p>
<p>"It takes a big toll on you to have a trial where the emotion is so high and the stakes are so great," said Chittenden County state's attorney Sarah George, who prosecuted the case with deputy state's attorney Susan Hardin.</p>
<p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2019640923" embed-content-groupid="60044161" embed-content-id="2019640923" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.mychamplainvalley.com/nxsglobal/mychamplainvalley/photo/2019/05/22/hugging_1558564336831_88625835_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left;" /></embed>George says she is thankful for the focused jury, its verdict and the families, who showed bravery and courage by showing up everyday to court for their kids.</p>
<p>"They were 15 and 16 years old and had really incredible personalities, really big dreams, really impressive talents and it was all taken from them by one person and their actions," said George.</p>
<p>The families will have the chance to speak on the record on behalf of their children at Bourgoin's sentencing hearing which will likely to take place in the coming months.</p>
<p>He faces 20 years to life in prison.</p>
<p>Bourgoin was also convicted of grossly negligent operation of a motor vehicle and aggravated operation of a vehicle without owner’s consent.</p>
<p>After the initial crash, Bourgoin stole a police cruiser and drove back to the scene at more than 100 miles per hour and crashed into his destroyed truck, injuring several people.</p>
<p><embed type="raw"><img embed-content-articleid="2019640858" embed-content-groupid="60044161" embed-content-id="2019640858" embed-content-imgalign="left" embed-content-index="0" embed-content-location="input_story-body" embed-content-type="PHOTO" src="https://media.mychamplainvalley.com/nxsglobal/mychamplainvalley/photo/2019/05/22/bourgoin%20and%20katims_1558564334004.jpg_88625832_ver1.0_640_360.jpg" style="float: left;" /></embed>Bourgoin's defense attorney Robert Katims told reporters Bourgoin is disappointed but respects the jury's verdict.</p>
<p>Last week, Katims called for a mistrial when he said he found out his team was not aware of an interview the prosecution conducted with Bourgoin's ex-fiance.</p>
<p>State's attorney Sarah George said her office did pass along that information.</p>
<p>Katims said Wednesday that issue will come up at the appeal.</p>
<p>He believes, with two forensic psychiatrists testifying that Bourgoin was psychotic at the time of the crash, his side had the winning evidence.</p>
<p>"We think we presented the overwhelming medical evidence with regard to the sanity issue and we're disappointed that the jury found otherwise. We'll prepare for a sentencing and then appeal following that," he said.</p>
<p>Katims said the person Steven Bourgoin is today is different than the man he was in 2016.</p>
<p>If true, it's further evidence that the amount of lives changed by the events of that night is immeasurable.</p>2018391216Thu, 23 May 2019 01:21:13 GMTThu, 23 May 2019 01:21:13 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsJay Peak execs, businessman, indicted on fraud chargeshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/jay-peak-execs-businessman-indicted-on-fraud-charges/2018720711<p>The indictments allege that they conspired to embezzle investors' funds.</p><p>The former owner and former president of Jay Peak have been indicted on multiple federal charges over a failed plan to build a biotech facility using foreign investors' money.</p>
<p>The fraud charges were filed Wednesday against the ski resort's former owner, Ariel Quiros, of Florida, and former president, William Stenger, of Newport. Also indicted were Quiros' adviser, Wiliam Kelly, and Jong Weon Choi, a businessman in South Korea.</p>
<p>The indictments allege that they conspired to embezzle investors' funds and deceive them about the project's number of jobs and its ability to generate revenue.</p>
<p>Arraignments were scheduled Wednesday. Quiros declined comment.</p>
<p>Quiros and Stenger were accused in 2016 of misusing more than $200 million raised from foreign investors through the EB-5 visa program.</p>2018720711Wed, 22 May 2019 16:21:42 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 16:21:41 GMTAssociated PressCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Local NewsVermont inmates sue over policy that denies them Hepatitis C treatmenthttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/vermont-inmates-sue-over-policy-that-denies-them-hepatitis-c-treatment/2018687148<p>The suit challenges the "systematic denial" of a standard medication. </p><p>Two Vermont inmates are challenging the state's rationing of treatment for chronic Hepatitis C, claiming that the denial of a medication that can cure the liver-destroying disease is "cruel and unusual punishment."</p>
<p>The American Civil Liberties on Wednesday sued four state officials and the company that administers inmate health care in Vermont in federal court. The class-action lawsuit demands an end to what the ACLU calls the "systematic denial" of Direct Acting Anti-Viral, or DAAV, medications first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2011.</p>
<p>ACLU of Vermont Staff Attorney Jay Diaz said officials with the Vermont Agency of Human Services and Vermont Department of Corrections are "purposely witholding" a drug that has become the standard of care for Hepatitis C, an infectious disease transmitted through the blood.</p>
<p>"This is not only inhumane and short-sighted—it is unconstitutional," Diaz said. "Vermont cannot rely on cost considerations to try to justify unlawful treatment of the people in its care and custody."</p>
<p>In January 2018, the Vermont Department of Health estimated there were as many as 879 cases of Hepatitis C among inmates in the custody of the corrections department. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that about 40 percent of people with chronic Hepatitis C will develop cirrhosis and more than 5 percent will develop liver cancer.</p>
<p>The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two inmates at Northern State Correctional Facility who say they were denied the DAAV medications. The suit specifically targets guidelines written by Centurion of Vermont, which manages health care for state prison inmates.</p>
<p>The suit claims Centurion requires that inmates with chronic Hepatitis C must have a certain so-called fibrosis score from a diagnostic test before they can receive the medications.</p>
<p>Inmates who do qualify for the drugs also face barriers to treatment, ACLU says, including a requirement that they have a minimum of 12 months left on their sentence. Inmates who exhibit "chronic disciplinary issues" can also be denied the treatment, no matter their disease status.</p>
<p>Similar lawsuits in other states challenging denial of Hepatitis C treatment to inmates have been won or settled, the ACLU says, including in Florida and Massachusetts. Cases are pending in several other states, as well.</p>
<p>In addition to the ACLU, the inmates are receiving legal assistance from Harvard Law School’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation and a Brattleboro law firm, Costello, Valente & Gentry.</p>
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</p>2018687148Wed, 22 May 2019 16:09:13 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 16:09:12 GMTNexstar BroadcastingVermont DOCVermont DOCVermont DOCBrian WallstinLocal NewsUPDATE: Police say a missing Pownal girl has been found safehttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/update-police-say-a-missing-pownal-girl-has-been-found-safe/2018528637<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Kieran Coope ran away from home Tuesday.</span></span></p><p>UPDATE: Vermont State Police say a 15-year-old Pownal girl who ran away from home has been located.</p>
<p>Keiran Coope was found safe, said police, although they released no other information.</p>
<p>Police said they were notified Tuesday evening around 9:45pm that Kieran had run away from home roughly 2 hours earlier. </p>2018528637Wed, 22 May 2019 20:12:58 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 20:12:58 GMTNexstar Broadcastingvia Vermont State Policevia Vermont State Policevia Vermont State PoliceBeth JonesLocal NewsForever Home: Brunohttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/forever-home-bruno/2018498334<p>Erin Alamed with the Humane Society of Chittenden County introduces us to Bruno. </p><p>Erin Alamed with the Humane Society of Chittenden County introduces us to Bruno. </p>
<p>He is a 83 pound pitbull mix. </p>
<p>Bruno is a sucker for treats and loves being around other people. He doesn't do well with dogs. </p>
<p>Bruno has been exposed to cats and might do well with proper introduction. </p>
<p>Bruno has been with multiple families and Erin says it's about time he finds that permanent, loving home.</p>
<p>If you think you're the right person to give Bruno the forever home he deserves, visit HSCC's website <a href="https://www.chittendenhumane.org/Pet-Post/Bruno">here</a>. </p>2018498334Wed, 22 May 2019 14:16:38 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 14:16:37 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Polikseni ManxhariLocal NewsWeather: Sunny and seasonable Wednesday (5/22 AM)https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/weather-sunny-and-seasonable-wednesday-522-am-/2018241321<p>Sunshine fills the sky Wednesday with a top temp in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees. Then, the chance for showers and storms ramps up Thursday.</p><p>Good morning!</p><p>Sunshine fills the sky Wednesday with a top temp in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees. Then, the chance for showers and storms ramps up Thursday. </p><p>Wednesday - Mostly sunny with a morning temp in the upper 30s to low 50s, warming into the mid and upper 60s, near 70 degrees this afternoon. North breeze 5 to 15 mph. Thin, high cirrus clouds increase late this afternoon, leaving us to finish out the day with more filtered than full-on sunshine.</p><p>Tonight - Mostly cloudy with a low in the 40s.</p><p>Thursday - More clouds than sun with a slight chance for a handful of morning showers. Most stay dry until the afternoon, however, when scattered showers and thunderstorms pop up. A few storms may be strong to severe, potentially producing heavy rain, strong wind gusts and small hail. Upper 60s to near 70 degrees. South breeze around 10 mph.</p><p>Friday - A few early morning showers may be around, but clouds should generally decrease throughout the day. Upper 60s. </p><p>Saturday - The back-and-forth continues as clouds increase again, followed up by afternoon showers with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm. Near 70 degrees.</p><p>Sunday - Mix of sun and clouds. Low 70s.</p><p>Monday - Memorial Day brings a chance for a few late day showers, though it's not a washout and there will likely be some sun around, too. Low 70s.</p><p>Have a fantastic day!</p><p>-Skytracker Meteorologist Amanda Thibault</p>2018241321Wed, 22 May 2019 11:06:33 GMTWed, 22 May 2019 11:06:33 GMTNexstar BroadcastingCopyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Amanda ThibaultLocal NewsLIVE: Sippin' to support at Dunkin' for local children's hospitalshttps://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/live-sippin-to-support-at-dunkin-for-local-children-s-hospitals/2018122651<p>Local 22 & 44's Spencer Thomas, is live for the annual Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin' in South Burlington, Vt.</p><p>Local 22 & 44's Spencer Thomas, is live for the annual Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin' in South Burlington, Vt.</p>
<p>One dollar from every Dunkin' Iced Coffee sold today will benefit University of Vermont Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock.</p>
<p>Tune into Local 22 & Local 44 this morning as we speak to a local patient family who personally benefits from this event. </p>
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